Apparatus for the manufacture of horseshoes



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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JOHN HANBUBY FARRER, OF NEUTRAL BAY, NEAR SYDNEY, NEW SOUTH WALES,

AUSTRALIA.

APPARATUS FOR THE MANUFACTURE OF HORSESI-IQES.

Application filed January 26, 1923.

To a]? 76710732 15 nmy concern."

Be it known that I, JOHN HANBURY FAR- nnn, a subject of the King of Great Britain, residing at Neutral Bay, near Sydney, in the State of New South ales, Commonwealth of Australia, have invented new and useful Improvements in Apparatus for the Manufacture of Horseshoes, of which the followingis a specification.

This invention relates to an improved apparatus for manufacturing horse-shoes from heated metal bars by a sequence of operations that are performed continuously and automatically.

The improved apparatus provides for forming the clips at the toe portions of the shoes, when the heated bars are in the straight and in sequence with the fullering operation, immediately following the automatic delivery of the horse-shoe blanks from the furnace. The bending, seating and correcting operations are performed by dies and rollers in correct sequence, subsequently to the fullering and toe clipping of the blanks.

riutomatic feed and. shearing mechanism is associated with a continuous heating furnace, employed to bring long lengths of metal bars to a required temperature for forging purposes, and this mechanism functions to cut the heated bars into blanks of predetermined length and to feed the same continuously to the main manufacturing" machine. I 7

Reference being had to the acco panying drawings Figure 1 is a view in end elevation of the machine employed for fullering and clipping the heated metal blanks, and for the subsequent performance of'the bending, seating and correcting operations.

Figure 2 is a view in side elevation of the machine, having one of its side frames removed for convenience of illustration.

Figure 3 is a view in sectional elevation illustrating a clutch and. brake mounted upon the main driving shaft and adapted to be simultaneously actuated a control lever.

Figure 4 is a sectional view in detail of the clutch arm.

Figure 5 is a sectional view in plan of portion of the clutch arm.

Figure 6 is detail sectional view of one Serial No. 615,133.

of two tapped blocks fitted in the expanding clutch member to support the spindle of the clutch arm.

Figure 7 is a view in front elevation of the expanding clutch member fitted on the maindriving shaft and housed in a stationary f casing.

Figure 8' is a detail view of the upper portion of the lever 0 erating the clutch and brake simultaneous y.

Figure 9 is aview in front elevation illustrating the fullering and clipping mechanism.

Figures 10 and 11 are detail sectional views, illustrating the operation of the clipping mechanism.

Figures 12 and 13 illustrate in side view and in plan a heated metal blank after the same has been clipped and fuller'ed.

Figure 14 is a view in elevation, partly in section, of the fullering head and table, and associated clipping and feeding mechanism. i

Figure 15 is aview in elevation of portion of the fu-llering table.

Figure 16 is a view in plan of the fullering table, and illustrating guide brackets secured thereto.

Figure 17 is a detail view illustrating the spring actuated arms that position the heated metal blanks upon the fullering table.

Figure l8 is a similar view to Figure .17, but showing the position of said locating arms when the fullered and clipped metal blanks are being ejected from the fullering table. l

Figures 19 and 20 are detail views illustrating' a push plate which is mounted upon one of the uide brackets and adapted to deliver the fullered and clipped blank to a poslition beneath the bending and finishing too s.

Figure 21 is an elevation partly in section of mechanism for feeding the fullered and" clipped blanks from the fullering table to the bending and finishing tools.

Figure 22 is a view in front elevation of a portion of the feed mechanism seen in Figure 21.

Figure is a view in sectional elevation illustrating the pressi'ire-head carrying an upper die and ejector mechanism, and 'further illustrates a slide table supporting the lower die employed in the shoe bending and finishing operations.

Figure 24 is a view in plan of the slide table carrying the bending and lower finishingdie.

Figure '25 is a view in front elevation,

. partly in section, of the slide table supportring the lower die and showing the position of co acting bending and forging rollers.

Figure 26 is a detail view in section of a modified means for operating the clipping mechanism.

Figure 27 is a view in detail illustrating an automatic cut-off mechanism to stop the machine should it be over-loaded.

Figure .28 is a view in side elevation, partly in section, of a continuous furnace for heating long lengths of metal bars and associated mechanism for cutting the bars -into blanks of required length, and feeding the latter to the main machine.

Figures29, 30, 31 and 32 are detail views on an enlarged scale of parts of the shearin 'and feeding mechanism seen in Figure 28.

In these views, 2 designates a cast metal base, upon which is fixedly mounted a pair of vertical frame members 3 rigidly secured together by transverse bolts 4 and furnished at their upper ends with bearings 5 wherein is revolvably mounted an eccentric shaft 6.

A spur-wheel 7 is fixedly, mounted upon the eccentric shaft- 6 and meshes with a similar spur-wheel 8 immovably fitted upon a second eccentric shaft 9 (hereinafter referred to as the eccentric pressure shaft) revolvably supported iii-bearings 10 carried by the vertical=frame members 3. The spurwheel 8 on the eccentric pressure shaft 9 is also in mesh with a pinion 11 located on an intermediate shaft 12, revolvably mounted in bearings 13 formed on, or secured to, metal standards 14 and 15 afiixed to the machine base 2. I

A spur-wheel 16 is mounted upon the intermediate shaft 12, and it meshes with a spur pinion 17 fitted on the main driving shaft 18 of the machine, which is revolvable in bearings 19 secured to the lower stepped portion of the standards 14 and 15.

The operative mechanism of the apparatus is connected to and disconnected from the a driving shaft 18,.byan expanding clutch 20,

and a spur wheel 25, the latter meshing with a pinion 26 keyed. on the end of the spindle of an electric motor 27 driving the machine.

The expanding clutch member 22 fitted upon the main driving shaft so as to be revolvable therewith is snugly housed in the clutch casing 21, while said clutch member is furnished at its expanding (and portions With apertured lugs 28, in each of which is detachably secured, by studs 29, a tapped block 30 (Figures 6 and 7). One of these blocks is tapped with a right-hand thread, and the opposing block is tapped with a left-hand thread, (Figure 5) so as to receive the right and the left-hand screw-threaded ends of a short rod 31, which is furnished at its central portion 32 with a clutchpperating arm 33. This arm is rotatably adjustable upon the rod 31, for which purpose the central and non-threaded portion 32 of said rod has a series of longitudinal grooves 34 circumferentially disposed about the pc riphery to receive a toothed key 35. This key is slidably fitted in the boss of said arm 33 and is adapted to be locked in engagement with a selected groove 34 by means of a set-screw 36, the latter screwing; into the boss of said arm. The outer'end of [the clutch operating arm 33 is pivotally attached by a link 37 to a lug 38 formed on a boss 39 formed on a movable cone-shaped brake member 40 of the friction type, which is longitudinally slidable upon, but rotatable with, the driving shaft 18 of the ma chine. This movable brake member 40 is capable of being placed into or out of frictional engagement with a stationary brake cylinder 41-mounted upon said main driv ing shaft-by means; of a pivoted forked lever 42 having its bifurcated end pivotallv attached by studs 43 to a split clamp ring 44 loosely fitted in a circumferential groove formed in the boss 39 of said movable brake member 40.

The forked lever 42 by reason of the pivotal link connection between the movable brake member 40 and the expanding clutch 22, functions also as a clutch operating lever, and it is actuated by a pedal lever (not shown) whereby the said expanding clutch 22 and the movable brake member 40 are thrown alternately into and out of action for the purpose of starting and stopping the machine. The clutch operating arm 33 is revolvably adjusted upon the grooved rod 31 by means of the toothed key 35 in order that the position of said clutch arm can be set at a required angle to regulate the movement of the eXpansible clutch member 22 by the rotation of said screwthreaded rod and also to appropriately regrulate the sliding movement of the movable brake member 40, according to the brake power that is required for stopping and starting the machine.

A pair ofeccentrics 45 are mounted upon the eccentric shaft 6 and their rods 46 are pivotally attached at their lower ends to lOO liiil centrics 15. The rod 51 of the eccentric 50- is pivotally attached at its lower end to a pin mounted a clipping slide 53, which vertically movable in a guide member 54 formed centrally in the fullering cross-head 1S, and having at its lower end a recess 55 wherein a bending tool '56 is detachably fixed by bolts 57 (Figure 14).

l'ixpertured lugs 58-see Figures 2 and 9-formed on the fullering cross-head 418 serve as guides for the adjustable vertical rods 59 of a vise jaw 60 adapted to hold the metal blank in position uponthe fullering taole. This vise jaw is adjustable by nuts (11 fitted to the screw-threaded ends of the rods 59. Coiled springs 62 encircle these rods 59 between the vise 60 and the apertured lugs 58 and exert sufficient downward pressure upon said jaw to maintain the metal blank in position during the fullering and clipping operation.

A pair of fullering tools 63 are held rigidly between lugs Mon the fullering crosshead as and a clamping plate 65 that is secured to said cross-head by means of studs 66,

9t spreading tool 6'? is fitted flush against the bending tool 56 and is detachably secured in position to the fuller'ing cross-head by a clamp plate and studs 69see Figure 14. j v v A fullering table 70 is disposed beneath the fullering cross-head 18 and rigidly bolt-ed between the side frame members 3. wearing plate 71 secured to the upper surface of said fullering table has a central recess 72, whercinis mounted a clipping dieblock 73 that is adjusted by a set-screw 74 to provide for variations in the thicknesses of clips to be formed on the heated metal blanks, and then looked in a set position by a stud 75.

An adjustablelocating plate 76 is mount ed centrally upon the wearing plate 71, which also supports an adjustable guide member 77 and a stop 77% each having a lug 7 8 to form a guide 79, This locating plate 76 and the stop 77 function to correctly locate and guide the heated metal blanks, as they pas through the feed opening 80 in the machine frame (Figure 16), onto the wearing plate lldirectly beneath the fullering cross-head to be fullered and clipped. The heated metal blanks after being fullered and clipped are discharged from the table 70 by'fee'd arms, while the lugs 78- on the guide member 77 and thesto'p 77 prevent said blanks being overturned or otherwise displaced during the return stroke of said feed arms. 7 i Pivot-ally mounted upon a rod 82 sup ported in bearings 83 and B l-on the interior surface of the fullering table 70 are links 86 which are maintained in close contact with the Wearing plate 71 of the fullering table, by springs 87 encircling said rod 82. The purposeof these links is to maintain the metal blanks against the adjustable guide plate 76 in correct position when being fed to the machine. I

Guide brackets 88 are secured to the interior surface of the f'u'llering table by means of bolts 89 to accommodate varying lengths of metal blanks. Pivotally mounted upon pins 90 are curved links 91 which act as brake members to retard the movement of themetal blanks as the feed arms 81 force the same down the guide brackets 88 leading from the fullering table 70- to a desired position relative to t;"e bending or forging rollers 170.

Pivo'tally supported upon pin 93 secured to the lower end portion of one of'the guide brackets 88 and seated in a recess 94 formed therein is a spring actuated pushplate 95, which provides for any very slight variations that may exist in the lengths of the metal blanks from which the horse shoes are to be formed.- The push-plat'e 95 is actuated by a coiled spring 96 which is mounted in a cylinder 97 secured to the' bracket 88', and the tension of which can be regulated by the set-screwv 97 and bearing plate 9'8. Said push-plate is adapted to direct the fullered and clipped bar into its correct position centrally between and against said forging rollers 92.

A rocker shaft 99' is revolv'ably mounted in brackets 101 secured to the machine frame. FiXedly mounted upon said rocker shaft is a slotted oscillating earn 102 and a pair of rods 103 which are adjustable in length and have their lower ends pivotally attached toa horizontal rod 104. Pivotally mounted upon this rodlOl is a pair of feed arms 105 having their lower free ends bearing upon t-he'wearing plate 71 attached to the fullering table 70 and furnished with projection lugs 106, between which is formed a recess 106 to engage the heated metal blanks and prevent them from jumping out of po tion as they pass down the guide brackets 88 b'e'fore'm entioned. Mounted upon pins 107 secured in brackets 108 attached to rollers 109 rcvolvably accommodated sl'otted cams 10:2 fitted'on' the rocker shaft 99.

The vertical reciprocating movement of the fullering cross-head causes a rocking movement to be imparted to the shaft 99. The slotted cams 102 engaged by the rollers 109 are so designed that they pause until such time as said cross-head withthe at tached clipping or bending slide 53 rises clear of the fullering table and permits thefeed arms (contactingwith the fulle'red and clipped blank) to be advanced down the guide brackets 88 under the curved links 91 to a position enabling the blank to be caughtbythe forging rollers 170 for the performance of subsequent bending and shapingoperations. I

Mounted upon thepressure eccentric shaft are two eccentrics having their lower ends pivotally attached by a pm 112 to a reciprocating ram or cross-head 113 that is vertically shdable in guides 114 secured ,to

l the machine frame; 1 r

constructed with a recess 124 to accommodate an ejector lever 125 pivotally mounted upon a pin 126 secured in said ejector block.

An'enclosin upper die 12'? is fitted to the lower surface of said ejector block and it is furnished with a slidable ejector plate 128. This ejector plate, which is vertically slidable in a recess 129 formed in said upper die and is construct-ed with a pin 130 having an enlarged head 131, is adapted to eject the finished horseshoe from the upper die 12'? after each finishing-off operation.

The ejector lever 125 bears upon the en larged head portion of the ejector. plate pin 130 and is actuated by means of a screwthreaded tappet rod 132 which is adj ustably mounted in a boss 133 attached to a bracket 134 secured to the machine frame.

' Apin 135 carried by the bracket 134 piv- I itally supports a bell-crank lever 136, the long arm 137 of which has a hook-shaped end 138. The opposite or short'arm 139 of said bell-crank lever is connected by a spring 140 to the lug 133 supporting the adjustable tappet rod 132. I

. When the reciprocating ram or cross-head 113 has been raised to the limit of its upward stroke after the finishing operation,

the ejector lever 125 contacts with the tappet rod 132 and forces the ejector plate 128 downwards clear of the recess 129, thereby ejecting the finished horse-shoe from the upper die so as to permit it to descend by gravity directly onto the hooked end 138 of the bell-crank lever 136. I

The reciprocating ram-or cross-head 113 onv its return or downward stroke contacts with the short arm 139 of said bell-crank lever and forces the same downwardly against the tension of the spring 140, thereby causing said hooked end, which now sup ports the horse-shoe, to swing from under the die to a position that allows the horse shoe to descend by gravity into a suitablereceptacle (not shown) for removal fron'i the machine for the final operation of punching the n'ail holes. I

Fixedly attached to lugs 141 formed on the ram or cross-head 113 areconnectine' rods 142 having their lower ends pivotally connected by pins 143 to vertically arranged reciprocating cams 144 slidably mounted in guides 145 secured to the machine base and disposed one-at eitherside of a slide table 146 secured to the base plate2 of the thine.

Accommodated 144 is a roller 147 which is revolvably sup-- ported'upon a pin bolt 148 securedto a horizontally disposed draw-bar 149 slidably inountedin guides (not shown). secured to the interior surfaces of the side frames One end of each draw-bar 1s pivotally attached to a pin 150-fitted in a block 151 that is slidable in a slot 152 formed in a rocke; arm or lever 153 which is mounted upon a rocker shaft 154 supported in bearings secured to the machine base. i

The upper end of each rocker lever or arm has'a slot 156 wherein'i's slidabl} mounted block bearing 157 to receive a pin 158 secured to a charger table 159' that is horizontally slidable in guides 160 sein the profile ofeach cam;

cured to the upper surface of the slide table The vertical reciprocating cams 144 are so designed that they pause at the end of each stroke of the ram or cross-head 1'13in order to maintain the draw-bars 149 and the sliding charger table 159 stationary for a predetermined period during the performance of the final finishing: operation upon the fullerech clipped and'shap'ed horse-shoe blank. v j

A recess 161 is formed in the upper-surface of the charger table 159 wherein is removably fitted a base member 162 detachably supporting a bottom die 163 upon the upper surface of which is formed a raised frog 164. This frog is of the same configuration as the inner outline of the horse-- shoe to be manufactured while the lower face portion of the die 1631's shaped to; conform to the outer outline of the horse-shoe.

Former die plates 165 are attached to the upper surface of the charger table 159, by

set-screws 166, one at either side ofthe base Inemleer 162 of the bottom die 1-63, and said to be adjusted. laterally.

A bracket 167 having' end guides 168 is ailixed between the vertical frames 3, and slidable in said guides are arms 169 which extend over the path of travel of the charger table.

Eevolvably mounted upon the inwardly projecting portion of each of said arms .169: is a forging roller 1'70 and a former roller 171.

Each forging roller is constructed with a slightly tapered surface 172 designed so as to prevent the forging pressure that is ex erted on the horse-shoe blanks from unduly squeezing the some such as might losethe initially formed tullering groozves. The forging rollers are adapted to contact with the metal blanks to be. bentand shaped a-s they are fed to and lie in a position be tween said rollers and the raised frog 1645 of the bottom die 16 i whilstthe former rollers 171 engage with the die plates 165 surroundingsaid die. I o

Secured to the outer end of each slide arm 169 supporting a: forging roller is a hook 173 to which is attached one end of a ten sion sp'ring'174 having its opposite end ancliored to a hook boltr1'75 having adjustment nuts'176 and secured to a bracket 177 a'lfixed tothe machine frame-the purpose oi"? said springs being to maintain the former rollers 171 in engagement with the die plates 165 by resilient pressure.

A horizontal roller 178 is' provided to prevent the toe portion of the partially com=- pleted horse-shoe fronr lifting-off the die whilst the heel portions are being correctly formed or shaped This roller is mounted alcove said die and is furnished with pintles 179 which are rcvolvably mounted in bear ings 180 formedin brackets 181 secured t the main guide bracket l 6'7 see Figure 2 5.

i'iccordingto the modified means for op; erating the clippingtools as illustrated in Figure 1, a ram 182 is fitted" onto the ec centric shaft 6 and is so designed as to contact at the correct period with a roller 183 revolvably mounted upon a pm 18 1 secured to the clipping slide A coiled spring 18.

which encircles the slide 53 between a collar 1S6 thereon and the upper portion of tin fuller-ing cross-head 48 causes rapid re turn or upward movement to lie imparted to said slide after each clipping opera tion.

In order to provide an automatically functioning 'cut-oif means for stopping the machine should the same he overloadechthere slidabl y mounted in a solenoid 189 and adapted to "contact with a contact plug 01' screw 190 which is electrically connected'to an automatic circuit breaker (not shown) installed in the wires or leads co'nnecting'the electric motor in such a .mannenth'at when the circuit breaker trips orQcuts out the motor circuit due to overloading of the motor, the electro-magnet isfene'rgized there} by drawing the plunger 188 forward causing the clutch and brake operating lever that is connected to said plunger by the rod 187 to be operated,v simultaneously throwing the clutch out of gear and applying the brake to stop the machine. v

Standard metal ha-rs are employed in the, manufacture oi horse-shoes by the use-of the; present invention, and these bars areheatedf prior to being cut into blanks of predetermined length. .Theheated' blanks are ,fed automatically and continuously to the for'g jing machine for the performance sfe'q n"- tially of the fullering and clipping, bending, shaping and finishing operations liere'ijnbe fore outlined.

Referring to Figure 28 of the" drawings, 191 indicates a continuous heating furnace:

in a-bearing 197 secured to the pedestal 194s and is furnished with a; thrust collar 1'98 and a hand-operating wheel-199. By rotating said hand-wheel, the position ofthe frame 195 upon the pedestal 19% can be adjusted with nioety. according to the length ot'the blanks that is required,- These blanks are severed from the 'longvlengthso-t heated bars delivered from the turnaceand are fed continuously and automatically to the fullering and clippingmechaniSin of the for; ing'machine, secured to the adjustable frajn" feed-table 200 02? trough formation disposed directly opposite and ali'g'n Qe'nt with the discharge opening 198 in the furnace 191. A on each side of the tableQOO and s lidfably' accommodate springactuated adjustable" bearings 202, wherein are re'volx' a'blyw sup ported' the spindles 203 of a pair of grip rollers 204;. Positioned below the table 200 centrally between said grip rollers is at I roller 205 having its spindle .2 6" rev'olvably u ported; bearings 2 secured; to

1 isi Slotted brackets 201 are. located 7 underside of said table. This feed roller 205 I co-acts'with the rollers 2041, firmly gr pp ngthe ends of heated bars and withdrawing them from the furnace preparatory to deli'veringsaid bars beneath a shear ng applianee' hereinafter described.

A gear: pinion 208 is mounted upon the spindle 206 of the feed roller and meshes with a gear wheel 209 fitted on a short shaft 3 210'revo'lv'ably supported by bracket bear ings 211 depending from the table 200.

Also fitted to the short shaft 210 1s a ratchet wheel having its teeth successively engaged by a pawl 213 supported on an arm 21 1. Thisarm is pivotally mounted at one end On the shaft 210 and has its opposite end pivotally attached by means of a connecting rod 215 to a pin 216. This pin is adjustable in a crank disc 217 which is fitted onto a worm-wheel shaft 218, revolvably supported in a bracket bearing 219 on the adjustable frame 195. i r I Motion is transmitted to the feed roller 205 by "a worm or helical wheel 220 slidably. mounted upon, but rotatable with, the pressure eccentric shaft 9 which is slidably I mounted in a bearing 221 formed on the tion of the pressure eccentric shaft 9, and it is constructed with an extension 22 i wherein is formed a circumferential groove 225. This groove accommodates the bifurcated end of a bracket 226 secured to the frame 195, the function of said bracket being to constantly maintain the eccentric 223 in correct operative position notwithstanding that said frame 195 ,has been adjusted in position.

The rod 226 of the eccentric-223m pivotally attached at its lower end to a pin 227 fitted in the upper end of a vertically reciprocating 228 which is slidable in a guide 229 formed on the adjustable frame 195 and detachably supports a shearing blade 230. During the downward stroke of the ram 228, the inner face of. said shearing blade contacts with the outer face of a stationary blade 231 that is secured to said adjustable/frame 195.

The shearing blades 230 and 231 operate 'to cut the long lengths of heated metal bars as they. pass fromthe heating furnace into blanks of required lengths for the manufacture of horse shoesof particular sizes.

v These heated metal blanks fall onto a hinged plate 232 that acts as a second bottom for a stationary trough 233 which is aflixed to a frame 3 of the horse-shoe machine in alined and spaced relation to the end of the trough 200. This bottom plate 232' is hingedly' supported at one end by a supported by springs235 that are anchored to bolts 236, adjustably fitted in lugs 237 carried by the side walls of said trough table 233. i i

The purpose of the springs 235 is to permit the bottom late 232 to descend to provide clearance or the shearing blade 230 when a horseshoe blank has been severed from the heated metal bar advanced to the shearing appliance. The forward end of the heated metal blank during the shearing op eration is supported by a-transverse bearer bar 238 adjustably mounted in the trough 233. The horse-shoe blanks as they are severed from the heated bars are delivered on a roller 239 which is revolvably mounted insaid trough upon a short spindle 2&0. This roller 239 is positioned centrally between the pivotal end of the bottom plate 232 and the machine framing 3, while the distance be tween said frame and'the pivoted bottom plate is slightly less than the length of a metal blank. I

In consequence of this arrangement, it will be understood that in the eventjof a blank of 'less'length' than that required to i correctly produce a horseshoe or a waste end of a heated metal bar being delivered onto the roller 239, itwill overbalance thereon and be automatically discharged through the open space of the trough 233 and between. the pivoted end of the bottom plate 232.

The operation I of the gripping and feed rollers and of the shearing mechanism here inbefore described is so timed as to synchronize with the'operations of the horseshoe manufacturing machine.

The modus operandi and the sequential operations ofthe automatic forging machine are as follows The pivoted forked lever 42is moved "to the right causing the cone-shaped brake member d0 to-engage with the brake cylinder 11, simultaneously releasing the expand ing clutch member 22 from the clutch casing 21. p

Upon the electric motor 27 being started, continuous rotary motion is transmitted through the pinion 26 and spur wheel 25 to the fly-wheel Y24: and clutch casing 21. Said forked lever 12 is then moved to its opposite position, thereby imparting horizontal movement to the brake member 40 along the driving shaft 18. This action effects disengagement of the brake member 40 from the cylinder 41, and expands the clutch member 20 against the interior surface of the clutch casing 21 through the operation of the clutch lever 33 on the right .and the leftehand' screw-threaded rod 31, whereby continuous rotary motion is imparted to the main driv ing shaft 18. It will be readily'understoodthat the main driving shaft 18 and the eccentric pressure shaft 9 are driven. at the perature in the furnace 191 and delivered to the blades 230 and 231 of the shearing mechanism to be cut when in a heated condition into blanks of predetermined length. he

severed blanks are now fed automatically and continuously by the feed rollers 20% and 205, co-acting with the" shearing mechanism, through the feed opening 0f the frame of the forgingmachine. Thisfeeding mechanism is sotimed that the heated blanks are fed onto the fullering table 70 in advance of the feed arms 105 and between the guide members 77 and the stop 77 when the'fullering cross-head 48 is at the end of itsupwa rd stroke.

The fullering cross-head 48 in its descent, acting through the slotted cams 102 and rods 103 on the rocker-shaft 99, causes the feed arms 105 to be returned up the guide brackets 88passing over the heated blankto their normal operative position on the fullering table 70, and to remain stationary in such positionfor a predetermined period.

The crost-headtS is operated by the eccentrics 45, and it carries the fullerinp; tools 63 and the spreading tool 6?. In the continued descent of the cross-head, the movable vise 60 is caused to engage with the heated blank and firmly maintain it in position whilst the fullerinp; grooves are impressed in its upper surface by scie tools 63 and a lip is simultaneously formed centrally in its forward portion by said spreading tool 67. At the moment of completion of the downward stroke of said cross-head,v the vertical slide which 18 operated by the eccentric 50 and carries the bending; tool 56,

continuesits' downward stroke. This tool 56 contacts with the said lip formed on the heated blank, and draws it into the die-block 73, thereby completing the clip-forming. op eration.

When the cross-head 48 and slide 53, on-

thcir return upward stroke, are raised clear of the wearing plate 71 on the fullering table 70, the cams 102 cause the feed arms 105 to move forwardly and their recessed portions 106 to engage with the fullered and clipped blank, which upon the further movement of from the fullering table 70. Thecharger table dwells momentarily in this position to permit the blank being correctly located be.-

tween the bottom die 163 on said table and the forging rollers 170. Synchronously with the described movement of the charger table, the ram 113 makes its upward return stroke.

The downward stroke of said ram 113 causes the forward or return movement to be imparted to the charger table whereon the fullered and clipped blank is supported. In this movement, the frog 1641-, contacting with the blank, forces it between the forging:

rollers 170 which correctly bends it about the frog by reason of the engagement ofthe.

two former rollers 171 with the former die plates 165 attached to theupper surface of said charger table. The correct inner outline of the manufactured horseshoe-is governed by the configuration of the frog 164,.

while the horseshoe is forged to its correct outer outline by the'action of the. rollers '17 0,.

which are permitted to have lateral movement under the pressure of springs 174.

In the bending and forging operation, liereinbefore described, the horseshoe is prevented from lifting clear of the frog 164: at its toe portion by the horizontally positioned roller 178.

lVhen the charger table reaches the end of its inward stroke, the-bottom die 163 thereon carrying the horseshoe around the frog, 16- 1- is in accurate register with the upper on closing die 127 carried: by the ram 113-. The descent of this ram causes said upper die to exert considerable pressure on'the horseshoe and form the required seating on its undersurface. In this action, the horseshoe is spread into the upper enclosing die and it is retained therein during the-upward return stroke of the ram 113, until the ejector lever 125 contacts with the tappet rod 132 and forces downwardly the ejector plate 128 (housed in said upper die 12?) thereby ejecting the horseshoe, which falls onto the hooked end 138 of the bell-crank lever 136. Upon the downward stroke of the ram 113, the lever 136 is so actuated asv to discharge the horseshoe clear of the machine into suitable receptacle for the final operation of nail-hole punching. i

It will be understood that for the manufacture-of horseshoes that nre'not required to be clipped at their toe portions, thespreading 13001167 and the bending tool. 56 can be conveniently -detached. and the; fullering, bending, forging and finishing operations are performed continuously and'auto;

matic'ally incorrect sequential orderas hereinbefore described.

What I claim is 1. In apparatus of the class specified, the

combination with i'iorgi1151fmechanism and ahe'atlng furnace, of a pedestal interposed between the furnace and fOTgHIg-i, mechanism, a frame mounted on said pedestal for adjustment toward and awayfrom the fur-. nace, a feed trough secured to sa d frame,

grip rollers supported by said'trough, a

shear blade fitted to said second trough, a

rotatable'feed roller beneath said grip rollers, means for intermittently rotating said feed roller, a vertically reciprocating ram mounted in said frame carrying a shear blade, a second trough in alinement with and in spaced relation tot-he first trough, a

spring actuated plate hingedly mounted on said second trough to constitute the bottom thereof, and a bearer bar extending transi versely of said second trough in the rear of the bottom plate.

2. In apparatus of the class specified, the combination with the elements of claim 1 in which the second trough is fixedly supported by and in line with an opening in the frame of the forging mechanism, a discharge opening in the bottom of said trough, and a bal ance supporting roller rotatably mounted in an open space in said second trough in- V termediate the support of the plate and the said blank simultaneously with the fullering operation.

5. In apparatus ofthe class specified, a fixed supporting table for a straight blank, a cross'head reciprocable toward and away from the table.'fullering tools and a spread ing tool fitted to said cross head to act upon the blank on the table, a bending tool slid-- ably mounted in saidcross head, means for I reciprocating said bending tool in the head in sequence with the operation of the fullering and spreading tool.

6. In apparatus of the class described, a

forging machine having a main driving shaft, a fullering table mounted horizontally in said machine, a reciprocating cross-head, fullering tools and a spreading tool fitted to said cross-head, a guide in said cross-head, a slide in said guide, 'a bending tool fitted to said slide, a vise jaw on said crosshead, spring means actuating said vise jaw, means for adjusting said vise jaw, and means for reciprocating said cross-head and saidvise jaw from said main driving shaft.

7. In apparatus of the class described. the combinationwith the elements of the claim 6 of a wearing plate on the fullering table, a locating plate adjustable on said wearing plate, an adjustable guide and locating stops supported by said fullering table.

8. In apparatus of the class described, a forging machine having a fullering table, a main driving shaft, guide brackets secured to said table, curved links supported by said brackets, a rocker shaft, a cam on said rocker shaft for transmitting motion from on one of the guide brackets, and adjustable spring means actuating said push plate.

10. In'apparatus of the class specified, means for simultaneously fullering and. clipping heated straight metal blanks, a die reciprocable toward and away from the fullering and clipping means, means for" delivering said blanks from the. fullering andclipping means 'to said die, and bending and forging rollers arranged at opposite sides of the path of movement of the reciprocab-le die and operative to engage and bend a blank around the die during the movement thereof away from the fullering and clipping means.

11. In apparatus of the class specified, a fixed table to support a straight blanlqa head reciprocable toward and away from the table carrying tools to fuller the blank and simultaneously spread the metal of the blank intermediate its ends and forming said spread material into a toe-clip,a diereciprocable toward and away from the fullering table, means to deliver a blank from the fullering table to said die, and vforging rollers arranged at opposite sides of the pat-h of said die adapted to bend the blank around the die duringthe movement thereof away from the fullering table.

12. In apparatus of the class specified, a fixed table to support astraight blank, a head reciprocable toward and away from the table carrying tools to fuller the blank and simultaneously spread the metal of the blank intermediate its ends and forming said spread material into a toe-clip, a die reciprocable toward and away from the fullering table, means to deliver a blank from the fullering table to said die, form plates arranged at opposite sides of the reciprocable die," slides mounted at opposite sides of the die to have movement toward and away from the die carrying rollers to engage with and guided by the form plates and forging rollers to engage and bend the blank about the die. I

13. In apparatus of the class specified, a fixel table to support a straight blank, a head reciprocable toward and away from the table carrying tools to fuller the blank and simultaneously spread the metal of the blank intermediate its ends and formin said spread material into a toe-clip, a (Lie reciprocable toward and away from the fullering table, means to deliver a blank from the fullering table to said die, forging rollers arranged at opposite sides of the path of said die adapted to bend the blank about the die during the movement thereof away from the fullering table, a finishing die n1ovable toward and away from and co-operating with the forming die and arranged to move a bent blank from said latter die, and means to eject the finished shoe from the fin ishing die during the receding movement of said die.

1 In apparatus of the class specified, a fixed table to support a straight blank, a head reciprocable toward and away from the table carrying tools to fuller the blank and simultaneously spread the metal of the blank intermediate its ends and forming said spread material into a toe-clip, a die reciprocable toward and away from the fullering table, means to deliver a blank from the fullering table to said die, forging rollers arranged at opposite sides of the path of said die adapted to bend the blank about the die during the movement thereof away fromv the fullering table, and a finishing die movable toward and away from and cooperating with the forming die and arranged to move a bent blank from said latter die, means to eject the finished shoe from the finishing die during the receding movement of said die, a pivotally supported hooked lever to receive the shoe as it is ejected from the finishing die, said lever being operative by the finishing die during the successive movement thereof toward the forming die to deliver the shoe from said lever.

15. In apparatus of the class described, the combination with a horizontal slide table, a reciprocating charger table carrying abottom die and a frog slidable on said table, a vertical reciprocating ram, an upper die carried by said ram, cams driven from the main driving shaft and operating said charger table, forging rollers and former rollers supported by the machine frame in the path of travel of said charger table, former die plates atiixed to the charger table, means permitting lateral movement of said rollers against spring pressure, and ejector means in said upper die.

16. In apparatus of the class described, a reciprocating ram, an ejector block fitted to said reciprocating ram, a recess in said ejector block, an ejector lever pivotally supfrom said enclosed upper die, and. means.

for actuating said ejector lever.

17. In apparatus of the class described, the combination with a horizontally reciproeating charger table carrying a lower die and a raised frog, a vertically reciprocating ram fitted with an upper enclosing die, ineans for actuating said charger table and said ram in synchronism, binding and forging rollers in the path of said charger table, former die plates afTiXedto said charger table, ejector mechanism carried by the ram, a bell-crank lever having a hookshaped end and actuated by said ram, and a spring connected to said bell-crank lever and to a stationary part of the machine.

18. In apparatus of the class described, a reciprocating ram, a vertically adjustable sleeve fitted in said ram, means for locking said sleeve in adjusted position, a ram block bolted to said sleeve, an ejector block affixed to the ram block, a recess in the ejector block, an ejector lever pivotally secured to said ejector block and accommodated by said recess, an upper die fitted to said ejector block, a slid-able ejector plate mounted in said die, a pin carried by said plate, and an adjustable tappet rod supported by the machine frame and adapted to contact with said ejector lever in the upward stroke of said ram.

19. In apparatus of the class specified, a table to support a straight blank, a head reciprocable toward and away from said table carrying tools to fuller and arrange said blank intermediate its ends with a lateral projecting clip, guide brackets extending laterally from said table, a forming die movable toward and away from said guide brackets and positioned relative to said brackets, and means operative during the receding movement of the reciprocable head to deliver a fullered and clipped blank from the table to the guide brackets and forming die.

20. In apparatus of the class specified, a table to support a straight blank, a head reciprocable toward and away from said table carrying tools to .fuller and arrange said blank intermediate its ends with a lateral projecting clip, guide brackets extending laterally from said table, a forming die movable toward and away from said guide brackets and positioned relative to said brackets, and means operative during the receding movement of the reciprocable head to deliver a fullered and clipped blank from the table to the guide brackets and forming die, comprising a rocker frame, means operable by the movement of the reciprocable die to rock said frame, and arms pivotally carried by the frame normally resting upon the table and movable over the table and guide brackets.

21. In apparatus of the class specified, a reciprocable die, guide plates arranged at opposite sides of the die and movable therewith, slides mounted at opposite sides of the path of movement of the die to have more ment transverse of the movement of the die,

forming rollers carried by said slides to cooperate With the guide plates, bending rollers carried by the slides above the guide rollers 

